Model Gigi Hadid faced criticism after doing an impression of future first lady Melania Trump during the American Music Awards on Sunday.
Gigi doing a Melania Trump impression. 😂 #AMAs pic.twitter.com/6a6jaQFjYS— Gigi Hadid News (@GigiHadidsNews) November 21, 2016
Hadid poked fun at Melania's plagiarism of Michelle Obama, saying "I love my husband, President Barack Obama, and our children, Sasha and Malia," in Melania's Slovenian accent.
As soon as the segment ended, Hadid's social media accountswere inundated with criticism. She was called a "bully", a "piece of sh*t," "racist," and more by Trump supporters, who commented on weeks-old Instagrams.
The criticism led her co-host Jay Pharoah to post a comment on Instagram defending her and pointing out how much current First Lady Michelle Obama has been a target of hatred. "LEAVE @gigihadid ALONE," he wrote in his caption. (Pharoah did an impression of President-elect Donald Trump during the show, which received nowhere near the rampant criticism Hadid's Melania impression did.)
pic.twitter.com/6NuxjKx68o— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) November 22, 2016
After Donald Trump's election, Hadid—a Clinton supporter—encouraged those disappointed by the election results to keep hope in an interview with the Associated Press. "Honestly, as a country, we have to give him a chance because that's what our country voted for and that's what we accept as citizens in this country," she said. "But I think that we have go into it with positivity, and we can't lose heart or hope or have a feeling that we still can't make a difference and that we still can't even you know, help Trump make great decisions."

Model Gigi Hadid faced criticism after doing an impression of future first lady Melania Trump during the American Music Awards on Sunday.

As soon as the segment ended, Hadid's social media accountswere inundated with criticism. She was called a "bully", a "piece of sh*t," "racist," and more by Trump supporters, who commented on weeks-old Instagrams.

After Donald Trump's election, Hadid—a Clinton supporter—encouraged those disappointed by the election results to keep hope in an interview with the Associated Press. "Honestly, as a country, we have to give him a chance because that's what our country voted for and that's what we accept as citizens in this country," she said. "But I think that we have go into it with positivity, and we can't lose heart or hope or have a feeling that we still can't make a difference and that we still can't even you know, help Trump make great decisions."